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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07
WASHINGTON MXSTIFIED.
Made Conspicuous by Their Attach
Iuent tothe Chinese Legation.

from me NetC York HOrtd.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-For the last
week or ten days Washington society
has been very much mystiIied by the APP
pearaDce ia public with the members OF
the Chinese Legation of two strange la
dies. evidently Americans, who are
nearly as dashiIy dressed in point
of color as are the Chnsmen themselves.
I These ladies' are seen with the Cinnamon
In public, and at the theatre occupy con-
spicuous seats in their box. They ac-
c0mpanied the Chinese Minister to the
Japanese Minister'S last reception, but
were not introduc, d to anybody. They
remained a part OF the Chinese detach-
meht of visitors simply as spectators.
Every one is wondering who they are. 1t
was said at one time they were New
York ladies', acquaintance Of the Minis
ter, who came over here to attend his ball.
But they still remain and continue TO APP
pear as the favorite guests OF the Chinese
in their various public appearances about
town.
The ladies seem to be very proud of
their distinguished company, and ap-
parently are unconscious of the talk their
very unusual and unexplained appear
ance with the legation Is causing. Tues
day night at the opera these ladies occu-
pied front seat in one of the two boxes
occupied by the Chinese Legation, and
divided with the opera the attention OF
the audience. The moment the curtain
was down every glass in the house was
turned toward them. They seemed TO en-
JOY this extra attention, while the bland
faced Ceiestias fairly giggied in their
amusement over the mystiticatiOn of the
audience. Some of the members OF the
legation say there is no mystery at all
about 1t, but their explanations have no
official basis
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07

killed him in three minutes. | believe
nangmen speak professionally Of "short'
ana long" "drOps," accordingly as the
SUBJECT is allowed to TALL tour or eight
leet, these being the business limits.
Callcratt preferred siX-feet drop. and
out OF his 100 or more executions he never
b0tched one. But the siiken rope did not
enter into his methods.
l venture to predict that Cluverius Will
De the last man on record hanged with a
sllken rope, with his own consent or that
OF humane functionaries. This partlcu-
lar rope was not only loosely woven,
put the silk Itself stretched, so that it W as
FULLY three feet longer after the
hanging than before. There is such a
thing as dying of rose in aromatic
PAIN" but straugulation in silk is quite
another thing.
GHOSrLY SURROUNDINGS.
me basin in which Lillian Ma1ison's
Dody was found is sedulously avoided
after nIghtfall by the cOlored people and
young persons OF both sexes. 1t has al
ready Its ghost, and more or less veracious
witnesses say that the unquiet spirit of
tne young woman wandered nightly
around near the spot where the tragedy
occurred, but since the execution she has
been no more seen.
CIRCUMsTANrIAL EVIDENCE.
1t seems TO be generally agreed now
tnat, although CiuVerius was convicte d
solely on clrcumstantlal evidence, there
coulu be no hesitation in arriving at a
Vtrdlct save on one ground-the identity
OF the prisoner with the person who was
IN MISS MadIson's company on the night
OF the murder. 1t has been urged that
there is at least one gentleman in Rich
mond, and who WAS present in court dur
ing the trial, whose resemblance to Gu
Verius was simply perfect. But even
mere the finding of the watch-key and
the obvious motive for the crime dispose
o. all doubts. do not think there are
any well-informed and cool-headed
persons here who have any sort of doubt
that justice has been done on the right
person.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07

uses get more and more volumi-
u these fu II skirts, unless draped
oopd of an. experienced odiste,
""have a bunchy and ward
G.most all the smart, snort
'oniy ball gowns, are fulled
I'd the waist, and when they
a.. rioh material the effect is
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07

rEIIIS popular hotel IA now provided with a
l. Passenger Elevator THE only one In tho
city and has been remodeled and newly fur
nlshed. The proprietor, VINO by recent pur-
chase Is also the owner Of the establishment.
spares neither pains nor expense in the enter
talnment OF his guests. The patr mage OF
Florida visitors Is earnestly invited. The
Tub Of the Screyen House i supplied with
every luxury that the markets at home or
abroad can AlOrd.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07
Riding on the L. Road.

Fr0He the 4 tNy (Gd.l Neios and 4 dUsrtiser.
Our young and worthy friend, Stokes
Walton. enjoyed many pleasant expert
ences while he was North in attendance
upon The Commercial College at Pough-
keepsie. And those unpleasant at the
time he treasures, and they afford as
much pleasure as the most delightful in
the mirth that they provoke when he tells
them to his friends. The latest joke on
himself, which he has reluctantly told. Is
his effort to take the elevated railway
between the stations. Arriving in New
York late III the afternoon, he con
cluded to go to an uptown hotel, and
asked policeman the best way of get
ting to his objective point. The elevated
railway was pointed out to him, with the
advice to take that. Stokes, burdened
with his grip and an umbrella, looked
hesitatingly at the elevation and the only
means he saw of ascent, the iron post
That supported 1t. Night was coming on
apace, aud Stokes became restless and
impatient He concluded that as he was
expert in climbing the sapplings of his
native State, his agility was equal 20 the
undertaking of scaling the heights of the
elevated. With his grip and umbrella
secured firmly to his person he began
the tOilsome ascent with the intention
of waving the train down, as he supposed
the thing was run as street railroads
usually are. just before he had reached
the bed of the road a policeman called up
to him and unceremoniously invited him
down, which invitation was accepted. The
general air of rusticity which hung about
our friend was all that saved him from
being suspected as an Anarchist trail
wrecker. The tender-hearted policeman
kindly conducted him to a station of the
elevated railway, and Stokes thanked him
from the lowest depths of his heart and
went on his way rejoicing.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07

uash hugh on Dirt;" perfect
,oss found at lastl A harm
clean AL article, pure and
wbiten. treshens, beaches and
fabric. sIiShteste ihj uIt W llh l,..
iaundrs )ussb0ld, kitchen and
and eoHehs S'er' sases laDur
lowing. 10 So yenCs yel-
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07

In introducing his book on poultry
breeding Mr.. Felch makes the valuable
point that the chickens form sn import
ant item in agricultural calculations AID
that there Is practically no limit to the
demand for their DrOdllcts
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07
THE MORRISON HOUSE,

One OF the largest Boarding Houses
IN the south,
HAVING been newly fitted up, affords
II pleasant rooms good board, with pure
Artesian Water. at prices to suit those wish
Ing regular, transient or table accom- 70 oda~
t'n-. Northeast corner Broughton and
Dayton streets, opposite Marshall House.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07
vi MARSHALL HOUSE,

SAVANNAH, q A.
GEO. ID. HODGES, Proprietor. Formerly
" of The Metropolitan Hotel, New York.
and the Grand Union, Saratoga Springs.
Location central. All parts OF the city and
places of interest accessible by street cirs
constantly easing the doors. Sreciai in.
ducements TO those visiting the city for busi-
ness or pleasure.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07
IGN on Bile" Piils.

ICES, small dose, big result
atomi eration, don't disturb the
land 2jc.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07

~ .Buchu- 4 alba"
Qu1eto cure, all annoying Kid
~ and Urinary Diseases. 81
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
Rhubarb-How to Prepare II.

Cut the stems into pieces an inch in
length, after scrsping off any of the outer
skin that is the least tough. Allow a
half pound of white sugar to pound of
the rhubsrb, and, adding a half pint of
water, put them ell together over the fire,
in small, porcelain.lined kettle, and let
them stew until tender. A havoring of
lemon rind and juice, is great improve
ment to rhubarb, and renders it almost
equal to green goossberries stewed. In
order TO preserve the green color, keep the
lid Of the kettle on during stewing.
RHUBARB TART Cut the stalks in lengths
of two inches, and take off the thin skin.
If you have a hot hearth, lay them in a
dish, and cover with thin syrup of sugar
and water, made in the proportion OF a
half pound of sugar TO a half pint of water;
coyer the dish closely, and let 1t simmer
very slowly an hour; block-tin saucepan
may also be used for the purpose. Having
prepared some nice puff paste, fill some
patty-pans with II, bake, and when cool,
place on china dishes, and fill with the
stewed rhubarb. Do not forget to stew
with the rhubarb some shredded lemon
peel, and, and when done, little of tue
juice of the lemon also.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
TIE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL. WEDNESDAY 49,

ing OF a second crop. When layered close
even the first crop will be greatly deficient
in color and favor. Dry seasons will like
wise do much mischief to a bed, the
ground being so thickly matted with
roots, and watering in such cases has
tendency to draw the leaves and destroy
the quality of the fruit. Great exhaus-
ton, too, of the soil follows a bed of this
description, which makes it all the more
necessary that the bed should be destroyed
after the first year. However, judgment
exercised in the layering, followed by good
cultivation, will seldom fail to yield one
magnificent crop. The other method is
simply transplanting of the runners to
a three feet, four feet, or five feet bed, in
rows from one loot to one and one-half
feet apart, the plants being placed six
inches from each other. The on 1sides of
the bed must be we'll Uttered with straw;
the trusses inside will be held up by the
foliage. A light mulch, however, pre-
vious 10 blooming is helpful, more espe-
cially in the wide rows. In the second
year every alternate row should be re-
moved and the space dug and mulched. 1t
may be also better with the more vigorous
kinds to remove every alternate plant, and
so give ample room for the development OF
the crowns. We have had some of the
finest fruits, and also some of the earliest,
from beds treated in this manner.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
"Pes.Awa," Jobs on the Farm.

With all due allowance for recreation,
reading, etc, there come intervals in
ordinary work on the farm, half days or
more, when farmer and men are idle or
unproitably using their time. They might
just as well be at work, but do not know
Just what TO go at, and the time slips away
with telling stories and Intellectual ''putter-
ing" about the place. There is plenty of
work needing attention If they would only
go at it. The careful farmer will look out
for this and always have a "peg-away"
job in mind for the occasion. 1t may be
cutting wood, or forking over manure, or
whitewashln hen-house or COW stables.
Frequently there are permanent improve.
ments eeded. which the farmer is allow to
begin, but which, once started, under the
'peg-away" plan, would be accomplished
before be was aware of it. The ground
may need grading so as to give better
slope to the lawn, or to drain the surface
water from tle cellar or outbuilding.
Hedgerows msy need clearing out. Good
solid stone walls will rise In this way, foot
by foot and rod by rod at a time. Road.
ways, bridges and paths can be put in
order, draining attended to, fences and
gates repaired, and a great deal of per-
manent work done which will add con-
venience, profit and increased value to the
farm. should it at any time be sold.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
oitnna of PIants.

An English gardener says: Itwritten by
an intelligent observer, an essay relating
to the diverse motions of plants under
various conditions would De exceedingly
Interesting. One of the most noticeable is
the tendency of foliage TO contract or
gather together at night. / have remarked
that feature particularly both in potato
and tomato plants, and whilst hard to md
any special reason for the motion in this
country, yet tie plant may have had ex-
cellent reason for it in its native habIta-.
Just now, for instance, potato plants, when
the LEAKAGE is gathered up at night, look
six inches taller than in the day, when
the foliage is fully expanded. Flowers
also show many varied peculiarities Of mo-
ton no the least noticeable of which is
their tendency to follow the sun in its di-
urnal course; that, however, seems TO be
dependent upon the suns power OF attrac.
ton. The closing up at night of flowers is
not so applicable, and is due either to ab-
seDce of light or TO power to exclude
humidity or moisture. 1 have elsewhere
mentioned chryssnthemum multicaule,
the flowers of which entirely close up at
night, and their stems even bend some
what, so that the flowers become almost
pendulous. On the other hand, the flow
ers of chrysanthemum coronarium SUM-
beam, hybrid from-the species crossed
with segetum, all drop their petals al
night so much that the broad disk seems
to shelter them entirely. On the other
hand the flowers OF G. ssgetum with me
remain expanded at night.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
Ponds Ior ArtificIaI Propaga.iOn of 'FRONT.'.

Iseth Green, in American Agriculturist.l
There are scarcely two locations that
present exactly the same conditions for
the construction of trout ponds. and where
the same plans could be carried out with
equal success. Perhaps the best system
for economiziDg water and space, and
which at the same time is the most con.
veDient for changing the fishes from one
pond to another, is TO build q series of four
or six ponds. Make them entirely of
wood. The plan l have adopted is to
build them two abreast, and the others
following in order. Each should be ABOUT
twenty feet long, by twelve feet wide, and
five feet deep. Unmatched hemlock lum-
Der. sn inch or inch and one-half in
thickness are sufficient for the purpose.
The ground is measured and staked off in
the desired dimensions. The excavation
is made as IL for one pond, and stakes are
driven at regular intervals, q few feet
apart, around the entire excavation. If
the bottom is made of lumber-Whieh is
necessary if the ground is porous-that
should DE laid first; scantling should
run scToss the bottom and be attached
to the stakes around the sides OF the pond,
upon which 10 lay the bottom. II the bot
tom is made of lumber, the pond can be
kept cleaner and the water is always clear.
After the bottom is laid, the sides should
been closed with planks running length wise
and not straight up and down, for the rea.
son that the wood between wind and
water is Away the first to decay. By
placing the planks lengthwise, new ones
can be substituted with but little expense,
whereas if the boards are in a perpendicu-
lar position, it would necessitate an entire
change Of lumber.
A double partition extends through the
center Of the excavation; the space be
tween the sides should be about two feet
in width and filed in with earth This
strengthens the sides OF the ponds and
also affords a walk between them. The
two sides are then partitioned off into con-
partmeDts of equal sizes. The ponds on
each side OF the General division should
have openings CT about three feet in width
between them, INTO which screens should
be introduced 50 as to keep the fish separate
end yet allow the water TO how through
The screens should bs so arranged thai
they can be readily removed. when it be
comes desirable to give the fish the range
Of two or more ponds.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
Live stock in Jolly.
American Agrieulturist.l

Horses et ard work need special care,
both in food and general treatment. They
can not do hard work on grass alone, and
should have a proper ration of oats. An
occasional washing, in addition 10 currying
and brushing will help keep the coat in
good order. Use cotton sheet to keep off
flies. Water frequently and they will not
drink to excess. Clean and sweet stables
promote the health OF the ami mails. Cows
often suffer from excessive heat while at
pasture. Every pasture should have shade.
If there are no trees, make shelter; a roof
set upon stakes and thatched with brush
will answer good purpose. II a COW is
suDstruck while in full flow, the amo1nt of
milk is greatly diminished, if not stopped
altogether, and is rarely restored. Sheep
should have access to water and be pro-
vided with shade; give salt frequently.
Young pigs require little beyond clover
pasture. Those intended for early market
should have extra feed. Hens set after this
month rarely succeed with their brood.
The poultry house needs special care in b OF
weather to keep it clear of vermin. White
wash the sides and floor, applying kerosene
to the roosts, and provide ust boxes. Feed
turkeys daily enough to induce them to re-
turn home regularly at night.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
The OIivai IN California.

A Pacific slope correspondent of a New
York paper writes: at is not too much to
say that the day is not far distant when the
olive and olive oil industry will become
one of the most important in the State o.
California. The first trees planted are still
in good condition, although they have
been neglected at times and are Ill years
old. The olive grows from cuttings, like
the willow, and will bear in ten years. It
comes down to us from our fathers, along
with the fig and the vine. There is pretty
allusion to it in connection with the first
navigator; olive wood was used largely in
the construction of Solomon,s temple,
while the most illustrious of preachers
delivered his greatest sermon from an ele-
walton shaded by these silver-leafed trees.
There are many olive trees now living in
European countries one thousand years old
aud upward. This tree will grow and
thrive in.rocky and sandy places, but must
not be too far from the sea. 10 California
ii does best from San Diego to Point Con-
cepHon, from one or two TO twenty miles
from the sea. Its true home is a semi.
tropical climate from one to twenty-five
miles from the sea; those at Damascus are
fifty miles away, and have seen them in
in this country in a hourishiDg condition
even 15o miles away from the saline infu-
enCe of the Pacific.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
High nranurlpg for Vegetables.

The value of manure for all crops, and
especially for garden vegetables is thus ex-
planned by The veteran Peter Henderson,
who is considered excellent authority on
such matters. He says: at is a grave
blupder to attempt to grow vegetable crops
without the nee OF manures of various
kinds. / never yet saw soils of any kind
that had borne q crop of vegetables that
would producs as good crop the next sea
son without the use of manure, no matter
how rich the soil may be thought TO De-
an illustration of this came under my OBJ.
vetion last season. One of my neigh
boTs, q market gardener of twenty years
experience, and whose grounds have al ways
been q perfect model of productiveness,
had it in prospect to run sixty-foot street
through his grounds; thinking it suffi.
GENTLY rich to carry through a crop of cab.
bages without manure, he thouget it use.
less 10 waste money on that portion on
which the street was to be, but on each side
he sowed guano at the rate of twelve thou.
sand pounds to the acre, and planted the
whole with early cabbages. The effect was
the most marked l ever saw; that portion
on which the guano had been used sold off
readily at SIP per hundred, or about 81, 400
per acre, both price and crop being more
than an average; but the portion from
which the guono had been withheld hardly
averaged IS per hundred. The street occu
pied fully an acre of ground, so that my
friend actually lost over 81, 000 in crop by
Withholding $50 for manure. Another
neighbor, with lease of only one year ia
run, also unwisely concluded it would bs
foolish to waste manure on his last crop
and so planted aud sowed all without; the
result vas as bis experience should have
taught him, crop of inferior quality in
every article grown, and loss on his eight
acres Of probably s. coo for that seeson,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
Arabian Horses in Texas.

A New Orleans paper of recent date says:
Among those who passed through the city
yesterday, en- route for Texas, was Mr.
Robert Hicks Mendlay, of Suffolk, Eng
land. Mr.. Mendlay represents a syndicate
OF English capitalists, and, it is limited,
several noblemen. He is on his way to
T, xss and Southern California to inspect
lands there offered for sale. Mr.. Mendlay
said: my present mission is to secure, t
possible, grazing lands that will be of the
same temperature and character as those
of Northern Arabia. Several EDglishmen
desire to try the experiment on a large
scale of rearing the pure Arabian horse on
American soil. 1t is said there are por-
tons of Lower California, Arizona aud
Texas where the same characteristics of
soil and climate as obtained in Arabia may
be found With thoroughbred stations
aud dams it is believed race of horses can
be developed that. under the judicious sys-
tenn CT training now in vogue, would ex.
eel the original Arabian in power, endur
ance and speed. 1t stands to reason that.
starting with the same pure blood, and
given additional nutrition in the way of
varied grasses and vegetable food, with q
more salubrious climate and purer at
mosphere, the breed can not but prove bet.
ter than its original. / am not deprecat-
log your American stock, but 1t is the firm
b-lief of some of the most experienced
turfmen of England that the world has
never yet seen all the possibilities that lie
in the heels of true Arabian. Although
there is some difficulty in securing the
best Arabian blood now, yet that open
sesame money, will plaza the finest of
Arabia's herds at the disposition of those
who are wealthy enough to afford the
price. Improvements in transportation of
late years have been so great that there is
ne trouble in having them brought over to
America safely.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13

Their weapons often serve to protect them
from their enemies, but with bees, especi
ally the honey or hive bees, st the approach
of winter, the dTones or males are no
longer of any use, and are killed off by the
stings Of the workers, to save the stores of
honey they would otherwise consume
With many of the wssps their sings are
food preseIvers. The large wasDs which
make their holes in the ground, add some
bees, like the Carpenter Bees which cut
circular holes in boards, or other wood,
deposit an egg in one of these holes. place
food for the grub that will hatch from this
egg, to feed upon, and when this grub has
made its growth, 1t goes into the crysal s
state, and in time comes out a perfect bee,
or wasp, as it may be. But, you will ask.
what has this to do with the sting?' A
great deal. If the caterpillar or other in
sect, intended as food for the young bee
or wasp, were dead when stored away, it
would decay and be useless. The effect OF
the sting is to keep it in a semi-torpid ex-
istence, alive but still dormant, and thus
preserve the food in a proper condition 10
be eaten by the grub OF the bee or wasp
In this respect we can see that the sting
plays very useful part, but when tbs
sting is employed upon ourselves, we fai
to see what good end is accomplished
for the comfort and welfare of his bees
they will often turn upon and sting him
most needlessly and painfully.